Cyprus

A five-year-old boy has been hospitalised after falling off a tractor in Kofinou, police said on Tuesday. A police spokesman said the accident took place around 10am, in a field ...

A total of 79 free rapid testing sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Wednesday, the health ministry announced. Free rapid testing for the general population has been ...

The government will channel 15 per cent of its revenue from the operation of the casino resort in Limassol to the Cyprus Land Development Corporation (CLDC) to finance housing schemes – including ...

Work is progressing on the construction of 16 wave breakers off Pervolia and Oroklini in a push to tackle erosion that is affecting the entire coastline from Zygi to Pyla, the ...

A Limassol resident reportedly located and played a key part in the arrest of the thief he had reported to the police. The 37-year-old suspect was remanded for eight days ...

The island’s second largest dam, Asprokremos, overflowed for the eighth time since it was built in 1982 on Tuesday, Kitas weather reported. The overflow, which started at 2.20pm, would be “...

A bill to protect victims of crime is set to be voted on in March, following the completion of discussions on the matter at the House human rights committee. The ...

The Cyprus met office has issued a yellow alert for Tuesday night and Wednesday, warning of heavy thunderstorms and rain. The warning is in force from 10pm on Tuesday evening ...

A 21-year-old man was on Tuesday remanded as the fifth suspect involved in the theft of ammunition from a secured container in Limassol last year. The theft was reported by ...

Farmers working near the village of Denia in the buffer zone were on Tuesday threatened by five soldiers from the north, some of whom were armed, according to community leader ...

Parents of nursery school children on Tuesday called for frequent self-tests as a more efficient way of monitoring the coronavirus situation than a proposal for a weekly rapid test. Self-tests, ...

A 24-year-old woman was arrested for possession of forged documents after she attempted to board a plane to Germany using a Belgian passport. The woman is reportedly not cooperating with ...

Cypriots’ top priorities for the European Parliament is protecting public health, the economy, migration, the rule of law and protecting human rights, according to the latest Eurobarometer survey. The overall ...

Two sisters reported their older brother was sexually abusing them for four consecutive years, when they were both under the age of 13, it emerged on Tuesday. The abuse started 12 years ...

In today’s episode, the government said yesterday it will use any safeguards in the contract governing the long-awaited liquefied natural gas import terminal, sounding an upbeat note that any ...

Internet users in Cyprus were the least likely among their counterparts in the EU 27 member states to change their internet browser settings to prevent or limit cookie use, according to ...

The Egyptian authorities are investigating possible murder following the death of Cyprus News Agency (CNA) correspondent Nikolaos Katsikas in Cairo. The alleged murder happened on Saturday and Egyptian media reported ...

The Greens on Tuesday called on authorities to investigate the deaths of turtles which have been recorded at three beaches across Cyprus in the past two weeks. Ormidia, Oroklini and ...

Thousands of children had the opportunity to attend lessons in person thanks to the Test to Stay policy, the health ministry said on Tuesday in response to secondary teachers’ criticism ...

A young man is under arrest in connection with the theft of a bag with €5,900 in cash from a parked car in Paphos, while police also investigate a second theft ...

Paphos police are still on the hunt for the two escapees who fled the district’s central holding cells on Saturday, with checks being carried out at key locations. Deputy ...

A teenager, permanent resident of Paphos, is under arrest for burglary and theft after a man spotted him wearing a watch and sunglasses that had been stolen from his home, ...

Limassol court has handed down a two-month jail sentence to a 46-year-old man after finding him guilty of employing illegal workers, police said on Tuesday. Another man, aged 37, was jailed ...

Police handed out fines totaling €6,000 to six businesses for violating health protocols to contain the spread of coronavirus in the 24 hours to 6.00 am Tuesday, the Cyprus News Agency reported. The ...